Determining relative positional data of objects
OwnerAndrew Bradleyinventor
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Abstract
A method performed by a controller (100) for a first object (200), with respect to a second object, comprises repeating the steps of: i) receiving (302) Infra-Red, IR, signals being emitted by one or more IR emitters on the second object; and ii) using (304) a pattern created by the sensed IR signals to determine positional data of the second object, in order to obtain (306) a stream of positional data for the second object.
Claims26
A method performed by a controller for a first object, to obtain relative positional data of a second object, the method comprising:
- repeating the steps of:
- i) receiving Infra-Red, IR, signals being emitted by one or more IR emitters on the second object;
- and
- ii) using a pattern created by the received IR signals to determine positional data of the second object relative to the first object;
- to obtain a stream of positional data for the second object.
An object comprising:
- at least one IR sensor for sensing IR signals;
- and
- a controller configured to perform the steps of:
- receiving Infra-Red, IR, signals being emitted by one or more IR emitters on the second object;
- and
- using a pattern created by the received IR signals to determine positional data of the second object relative to the first object to obtain a stream of positional data for the second object.
A first object comprising:
- a memory comprising instruction data representing a set of instructions;
- and
- a processor configured to communicate with the memory and to execute the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions, when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
- repeatedly:
- i) receive Infra-Red, IR, signals being emitted by one or more IR emitters on the second object;
- and
- ii) use a pattern created by the received IR signals to determine positional data of the second object relative to the first object;
- to obtain a stream of positional data for the second object.
A system comprising:
- a first object;
- and
- a second object;
- wherein the first object is configured to perform the steps of:
- receiving Infra-Red, IR, signals being emitted by one or more IR emitters on the second object, and
- using a pattern created by the received IR signals to determine positional data of the second object relative to the first object,
- to obtain a first stream of relative positional data for the second object;
- and
- wherein the second object is configured to perform the method steps of:
- receiving Infra-Red, IR, signals being emitted by one or more IR emitters on the second object, and
- using a pattern created by the received IR signals to determine positional data of the second object relative to the first object,
- to obtain a second stream of relative positional data for the first object.
(canceled)
A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform the steps of:
- receiving Infra-Red, IR, signals being emitted by one or more IR emitters on the second object;
- and
- using a pattern created by the received IR signals to determine positional data of the second object relative to the first object to obtain a stream of positional data for the second object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.